GNU bug report logs - #35325
Enable dired wildcards from the command line

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:39:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Enable dired wildcards from the command line
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:37:49 +0800

(dired "/tmp/p*") works great.
So why can't one do
$ emacs /tmp/\*p
to get the same effect? (Directory slice.)
Added tag(s) wontfix. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 20 Apr 2019 17:29:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 35325-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35325: Enable dired wildcards from the command line
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 13:28:15 -0400

> (dired "/tmp/p*") works great.
> So why can't one do
> $ emacs /tmp/\*p
> to get the same effect? (Directory slice.)

This would make it impossible to visit a (possibly new) file literally
named "/tmp/*p".

emacs --eval '(dired "bin/p*")'  works, and can eg be defined as a shell
function if used often.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 19 May 2019 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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